The influence of risk-taking on bank efficiency : evidence from Colombia

Número: 
894
Publicado: 
Authors:
Jorge E. Galán
Clasificación JEL: 
C11, C23, C51, D24, G21, G32
Palabras clave: 
Bank Efficiency, Bayesian Inference, heterogeneity, Random Parameters

We present a stochastic frontier model with random ineficiency parameters which is able to capture the influence of risk-taking on bank eficiency and that distingues those effects among banks with different characteristics. Cost and profit efficiency are